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  • The fall of Samurai

    The fall of Samurai

    This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th-century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was consolidated in the Tokugawa period. Samurai were privileged to wear two swords, and at one time had the right to cut down any commoner who offended them. They...

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    Record Fine For American Bank

    One of the most reputed and one among the very few banks that have escaped the global economic crises Goldman Sachs bank have been fined a record amount of 550 million $. This is fine is the greatest ever a bank has been fined for...

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    Invention for life

    When you’re packing up for an outdoor adventure, you usually first think of the basic stuff that’ll keep you safe and comfortable — a sleeping bag, weather-appropriate clothing, water, food, acompass and some matches. Although you might not realize it while you’re still at home, what you...

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  • Big Foot

    Big Foot

    I think this article will make an interesting read. For those who believe in the existence of ‘big foot’.Recent exploration activity in the northern region of India uncovered a skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size. This region of the Indian desert is called...

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  • Taj Mahal- Mausoleum or Temple?

    Taj Mahal- Mausoleum or Temple?

    The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders today. Built in between 1632 and 1652, it is one of the most beautiful buildings that I have personally visited. The mystery of this magnificent structure isn’t how it was built, but what are its origins?...

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    Sharp wire brushes leave your caviar looking clean

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  • Indians knew gravity laws 500 years before Newton

    Indians knew gravity laws 500 years before Newton

    Ancient Indian mathematician Bhaskaracharya, in his book Siddhanta Shriromani, had defined laws of gravity in 12th century, 500 years before Newton defined them for us. The speed of light was known to Indians since Vedic period, centuries before it was calculated by the Western world....

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  • Tipu’s sword fetches a record price

    Tipu’s sword fetches a record price

    Tipu Sultan’s majestic sword has fetched a record price of 505,250 pounds at an auction by Sotheby’s even though its initial estimate was a modest 50,000 to 70,000. In 2003, the 200-year-old sword was bought with much fanfare by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. It has...

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  • VENOMOUS DINOSAURS?

    VENOMOUS DINOSAURS?

    Though the movie ‘Jurassic Park’ was packed with pseudo-science, one of its fictions may have accidentally anticipated a dinosaur discovery announced today—venomous raptors. Though its a far cry from the movie’s venom-spitting Dilophosaurus, the 125-million-year-old Sinornithosaurus might have attacked like today’s rear-fanged snakes, a new...

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  • Agnostic Burial

    Agnostic Burial

    Where do you bury someone like Darwin, a man who admittedly had lost his Christian faith and declared himself an agnostic? When he died on April 19, 1882, his family planned to bury him in the local churchyard beside the graves of his children. Some...

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